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Edward Burtynsky Biography
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1955
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Born in St. Catharines, Ontario.
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1985
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Founded Toronto Images Works.
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2004
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TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Prize, Monterey, Canada.
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2004
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Outreach Award, Les Recontres d’Arles, France.
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2004
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Roloff Beny Photography Book Award for Before the Flood, Ontario, Canada.
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2009 |
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Hasted Hunt Kraeutler Gallery, New York, New York |
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2009 |
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The Residual Landscapes, The Whyte Museum of Canadian Rockies, Banff, Canada (solo) |
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2009 |
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Edward Burtynsky: An Uneasy Beauty – Photographs of Western Canada, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey (solo) |
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2009 |
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Burtynsky: Oil, Corcoran Gallery / Museum of Art, Washington, D.C., USA (solo) |
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2009 |
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Damaged Romanticism: A Mirror of Modern Emotion, Blaffer Gallery, Art Museum of the University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA |
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2008 |
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Imaging a Shattering Earth: Contemporary Photography and the Environmental Debate,
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA |
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2008 |
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Eastern Standard: Western Artists in China, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, USA |
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2008 |
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Territories, 6th International Biennial of Photography and Visual Arts, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Liege, Belgium |
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2008 |
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Twice Removed, Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Canada |
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2008 |
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Variable Capital, Blue Coat Gallery, Liverpool U.K. |
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2008 |
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Material World, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada (solo) |
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2008 |
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New Quarries, Galeria Toni Tapies, Barcelona, Spain (solo) |
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2008 |
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Australian Minescapes, Western Australian Maritime Museum, Fremantle, Australia (solo) |
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2008 |
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In Pursuit of Progress, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada (solo) |
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2008 |
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New Quarries, Flowers East Gallery, London, UK (solo) |
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2008 |
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Moving Walls, Open Society Institute, Washington, D.C., USA |
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2008 |
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Moving Walls, Open Society Institute, New York |
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2008 |
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A History of Photography, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, U.K. |
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2008 |
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Ingenuity: Photography and Engineering, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium |
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2008 |
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The Tropics, Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany |
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2008 |
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SESC Pauista, San Paulo, Brazil |
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2008 |
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Oi Futuro Media Art Center, Rio de Janiero, Brazil |
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2008 |
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Three Gorges, Minnesota Center for Photography, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
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2008 |
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Burtynsky Photographs, Gemeentemuseum Helmond, Helmond, Netherlands (solo) |
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2008 |
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Edward Burtynsky: The China Series, Winston Salem, North Carolina (solo) |
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2007 |
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Edward Burtynsky – In the Pursuit of Progress, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba (solo) |
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2007 |
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Edward Burtynsky: The China Series, Presentation House, Vancouver, B.C. (solo) |
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2007 |
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Edward Burtynsky: The China Series, Samek Art Gallery, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (solo) |
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2007 |
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Edward Burtynsky: The China Series, Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, Massachussets (solo) |
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2007 |
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Edward Burtynsky – In the Pursuit of Progress, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba (solo) |
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2007 |
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Edward Burtynsky: The China Series, Presentation House, Vancouver, B.C. (solo) |
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2007 |
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Edward Burtynsky: The China Series, Samek Art Gallery, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (solo) |
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2007 |
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Edward Burtynsky: The China Series, Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, Massachussets (solo) |
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2007 |
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Edward Burtynsky – In the Pursuit of Progress, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba (solo) |
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2007 |
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Edward Burtynsky: The China Series, Presentation House, Vancouver, B.C. (solo) |
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2007 |
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Edward Burtynsky: The China Series, Samek Art Gallery, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (solo) |
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2007 |
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Edward Burtynsky: The China Series, Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, Massachussets (solo) |
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2007 |
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New Quarries, Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto (solo) |
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2007 |
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New Quarries, Charles Cowles Gallery, New York City (solo) |
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2007 |
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Manufactures Landscapes, Gemeentemuseum Helmond, Helmond (solo) |
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2007 |
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Burtynsky Photographs, Gemeentemuseum Helmond, Helmond (solo) |
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2007 |
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Edward Burtynsky: Photographs, Canadien Cultural Institute, Paris (solo) |
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2007 |
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Edward Burtynsky: The China Series, Boca Ratón Art Museum, Boca Raton (solo) |
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2007 |
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Burtynsky: Quarries, Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco (solo) |
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2007 |
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Burtynsky: China, Center Koldo Mitxelena, San Sebastian, Spain (solo) |
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2007 |
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Burtynsky Photographs, Gemeentemuseum Helmond, Netherlands (solo) |
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2007 |
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Manufactured Landscapes, Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris, France (solo) |
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2007 |
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Edward Burtynsky: The China Series, University of Oregon, Oregon (solo) |
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2007 |
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Construir, habitar, desocupar. Prácticas del espacio, Koldo Mitxelena Kulturunea, Donostia-San Sebastián |
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2007 |
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Imaging a Shattering Earth, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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2007 |
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Et voilà le travail!, Galerie d’Art du Conseil General des Bounches-du-Rhône, Aix-en-Provence |
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2007 |
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Canadian Photographers, Théâtre de la Photographie et de l’Image, Nice |
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2006 |
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Whose Nature? What’s Nature?, Sun Valley Center of the Arts, Idaho |
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2006 |
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C on Cities, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy |
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2006 |
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Imaging Asia in Documents, 1st Photo Biennale, Daegu, Korea |
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2006 |
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Allphabet City Festival 2006, Toronto, Canada |
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2006 |
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The photographic document: Aspects & Transformations, Photography Museum of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece |
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2006 |
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Contemporary Landscapes: Crossing Boundaries, McColl Center for Visual Arts, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA |
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2006 |
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Made in China: Work, Machineries and Automation in the Arts of 1900, Palazzo Ducale, Genos |
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2006 |
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Madre Tierra, Photoespaña 2006, Centro Cultural de la Villa, Madrid, Spain |
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2006 |
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Imaging a Shattering Earth, Museum of Conteporary Canadian Art, Contact Photo Festival, Toronto, Canada |
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2006 |
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Faking Death: Canadian Art Photography and the Canadian Imagination, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York |
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2006 |
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China, Galeria Toni Tàpies, Barcelona, Spain (solo) |
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2006 |
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Photo España, Centro Cultural de la Villa, Madrid, Spain (solo) |
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2006 |
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Fabryka Krajobrazu: Manufactured Landscapes, Yours Gallery, Warsaw, Poland (solo) |
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2006 |
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New China works, ART45, Montreal, Quebec (solo) |
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2006 |
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Edward Burtynsky: The China Series, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (solo) |
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2006 |
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Edward Burtynsky: Quarries, Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Candada (solo) |
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2006 |
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Manufactured Landscapes, Yours Gallery, Warsaw, Poland (solo) |
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2006 |
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Edward Burtynsky / China Foto Month of photography, Palace of Art, Bratislava, Slovakia (solo) |
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2006 |
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Edward Burtynsky: Eight China Works, The Barbara Krakow Gallery, Boston, Massachussets (solo) |
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2006 |
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PhotoEspana Centro Cultural de la Villa, Madrid, Spain |
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2006 |
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Fabryka Krajobrazu/Manufactured Landscapes Yours Gallery, Warsaw, Poland |
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2006 |
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Edward Burtynsky: China Palace of Art, Bratislawa, Slovakia |
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2006 |
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China, Galeria Toni Tàpies, Barcelona, Spain (solo) |
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2006 |
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The China Series, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Florida, USA (solo) |
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2006 |
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Edward Burtynsky: The China Series, Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (solo) |
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2006 |
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Edward Burtynsky: China’s Industrial Revolution, Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta (solo) |
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2006 |
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China, Galeria Toni Tàpies, Barcelona, Spain (solo) |
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2006 |
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The China Series, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Florida, USA (solo) |
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2006 |
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Edward Burtynsky: The China Series, Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (solo) |
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2006 |
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Edward Burtynsky: China’s Industrial Revolution, Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta (solo) |
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2006 |
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China, Galeria Toni Tàpies, Barcelona, Spain (solo) |
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2006 |
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The China Series, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Florida, USA (solo) |
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2006 |
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Edward Burtynsky: The China Series, Presentation House Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (solo) |
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2006 |
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Edward Burtynsky: China’s Industrial Revolution, Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta (solo) |
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2005 |
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Edward Burtynsky: The Edmonton Art Gallery Gift, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta |
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2005 |
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Fundacion BBK, Bilbao, Spain |
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2005 |
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Edward Burtynsky: China, Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco; Charles Cowles Gallery, New York; Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto; Flowers East Gallery, London, UK |
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2005 |
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Edward Burtynsky: The China Series, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC, USA |
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2005 |
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Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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2005 |
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Edward Burtynsky, Herron Gallery, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, ISA |
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2005 |
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Oil Fields, Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta |
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2005 |
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Edward Burtynsky: China, Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA |
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2003 - 2005 |
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Manufactured Landscapes: The Photographs of Edward Burtynsky—organized by The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Japan |
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2004 |
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Image Smugglers in a Free Territory, 26th São Paulo Biennial, Brasil |
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2004 |
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Edward Burtynsky, Flowers Central |
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2004 |
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Edward Burtynsky at Reuban Alexander, UK |
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2004 |
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Works for Wycombe Square |
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2004 |
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Spiritus Mundi, Flowers East |
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2004 |
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Flowers West at Keller & GreenKeller & Green |
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2004 |
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Asian Quarries, Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Canada |
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2003 |
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Landmarks Oakville Galleries, Centennial Square, Oakville, Ontario |
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2003 |
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Edward Burtynsky: Mid-Career Retrospective, The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Finnish Museum of Photography at Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland, The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, and The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York, The Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, California, Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University, California |
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2003 |
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Before the Flood, Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco, California, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, Ontario and Flowers Gallery, London |
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2002 |
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Eight Large Photographs, Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
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2002 |
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Shipbreaking II, Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco, California |
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2002 |
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Rajasthan New Work, Flowers Central, London |
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2002 |
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New Acquisitions / New Work / New Directions 3: Contemporary Selections, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA |
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2002 |
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Altered States: Landscape Transformation in the Wake of Progress, University Art Gallery, UC San Diego, CA |
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2001 |
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This is North America/Is this North America?, Fine Arts Center Galleries, Univ. of Rhode Island Kingston, RI |
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2001 |
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Shipbreaking, Mira Godard Gallery Toronto, Ontario |
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2001 |
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Edward Burtynsky: Shipbreaking, Robert Koch Gallery San Francisco |
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2000 |
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Oil Refineries, Mira Goddard Gallery Toronto, Ontario |
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2000 |
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Edward Burtynsky Photographs, McMaster Museum of Art Hamilton, Ontario |
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1999 |
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Art & Architecture, Mira Godard Gallery Toronto, Ontario |
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1999 |
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Virgin Land, Nassauisher Kunstverein Weisbaden, Germany |
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1999 |
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The Sudbury Basin: Industrial Topographies, The Art Gallery of Sudbury Sudbury, Ontario |
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1998 |
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On the Nature of Landscape, Mt. Holyoke College Art Museum South Hadley, MA |
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1998 |
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Urban Mines, Mira Goddard Gallery Toronto, Ontario |
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1998 |
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In the Wake of Progress: Quarries, Tailings & Urban Mines, Paul Kuhn Fine Arts Calgary, Alberta |
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1997 |
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The Big Picture, Albright Knox Gallery Buffalo, NY |
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1996 |
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Before the Land Behind the Camera, Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography Ottawa, Ontario |
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1995 |
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Quarries, Laurence Miller Gallery New York |
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1993 |
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The Stone Quarries, Mira Godard Gallery Toronto, Ontario |
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1992 |
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Beau: A Reflection on Beauty of Nature in Photography, Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography Ottawa, Ontario |
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1991 |
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Tainted Prospects: Photographers and the Compromised Environment, Castellani Art Museum Lewiston, NY |
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1990 |
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The Landscape: Eight Canadian Photographers, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario. Curated by David Barbour. Traveling exhibition: Le Mois de la Photo, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec |
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1988 |
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Breaking Ground-—organized by the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa. Traveling exhibition: Alberni Valley Museum, Port Alberni, British Columbia; Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia; Cambridge Public Library and Art Gallery, Cambridge, Ontario; Lacham Gallery, Stouffville, Ontario; Galerie d’Art de Matane, Matane, Quebec; The Gallery/Stratford, Stratford, Ontario; Alberta College of Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta; Biblioteque Municipale de Mont-Joli, Mont-Joli, Quebec; Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Banff, Alberta; Cedarbrae District Library, Scarborough, Ontario; Floating Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Toronto Photographers Workshop, Toronto, Ontario; Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario. |
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1987 |
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Mines and Railcuts, Laurence Miller Gallery New York, New York |
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2007 |
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Edward Burtynsky: Quarries, Essays by Michael Mitchell. Göttingen, Germany: Stiedl |
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2005 |
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Sansom, Anna, The Beauty of Progress: Edward Burtynsky's widescreen Industrial Visions, November 2005, Spoon, U.K. |
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2005 |
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Meyers, William, An Artist in Awe of His Surroundings, October 13 2005, New York Sun, Arts & Letters |
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2005 |
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Baker, Kenneth, As Nature Bleeds, Edward Burtynsky get the Big Picture, July 6 2005, San Francisco Chronicle |
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2005 |
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Knight, Christopher, His Aim is True, May 25 2005, Los Angeles Times |
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2005 |
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Dixon, guy, A Warning From the Wastelands, April 7 2005, Globe and Mail, Review R1 - R3 |
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2005 |
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Goddard, Peter, Terror in Progress, October 1 2005, Toronto Star |
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2005 |
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Harris, Jeff, The Reinvention of China, February 24 2005, Maclean's |
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2005 |
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Roderick, Daffyd, Made in Canada: Frame of Work September 19 2005, Arts & Culture, Time (Canadian Edition) |
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2005 |
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Milroy, Sarah, Burtynsky's view of China Rising, October 15 2005, Globe and Mail, Review, R5 |
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2004 |
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Regimbald, Manon, Les Ruines Des Burtynsky, November-December 2004, Spirale |
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2003 |
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Before the Flood. Essay by Gary Michael Dault |
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2003 |
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Pauli, Lori. Manufactured Landscapes: The Photographs of Edward Burtynsky. Essays by Mark Haworth-Booth and Kenneth Baker. Ottawa, Canada: National Gallery of Canada, in association with Yale University Press, New Haven and London |
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2001 |
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Edward Burtynsky: Ten Years. Essay by Mark Mayer |
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2001 |
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Torosian, Michael. Residual Landscapes: Studies of Industrial Transfiguration. Toronto: Lumiere Press |
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1994 |
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Quarries: Edward Burtynsky. Essay by Michael Mitchell |
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